Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 1
Number – number and place value
Number – addition and subtraction
Number – multiplication and division
 Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0
or 1, or from any given number
 Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens
 Read and write numbers to 100 in numerals
 Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words
 Begin to recognise the place value of numbers beyond 20 (tens and
ones)
 Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial
representations including the number line
 Use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most,
least
 Given a number, identify one more and one less
 Recognise and create repeating patterns with numbers, objects and
shapes
 Identify odd and even numbers linked to counting in twos from 0
and 1
 Solve problems and practical problems involving all of the above
 Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving
addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs
 Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts
within 20
 Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including
zero (using concrete objects and pictorial representations)
 Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction,
using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing
number problems such as 7 =  - 9
 Recall and use doubles of all numbers to 10 and corresponding halves
 Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by
calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial
representations and arrays with the support of the teacher
Number – fractions
Geometry – properties of shapes
 Understand that a fraction can describe part of a whole
 Understand that a unit fraction represents one equal part of a whole
 Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an
object shape or quantity (including measure)
 Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an
object, shape or quantity (including measure)
 Recognise and name common 2-D shapes, including rectangles
(including squares), circles and triangles
 Recognise and name common 3-D shapes, including cuboids
(including cubes), pyramids and spheres
Geometry – position and direction
 Describe movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter
turns
 Recognise and create repeating patterns with objects and shapes
 Describe position and direction
Statistics
 Sort objects, numbers and shapes to a given criterion and their own
 Present and interpret data in block diagrams using practical
equipment
 Ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in
each category
 Ask and answer questions by comparing categorical data
Measurement
 Measure and begin to record:
- lengths and heights, using non-standard and then manageable
standard units (m/cm)
- mass/weight, using non-standard and then manageable standard
units (kg/g)
- capacity and volume using non-standard and then manageable
standard units (litres/ml)
- time (hours/minutes/seconds)
within children’s range of counting competence
 Compare, describe and solve practical problems for:
- lengths and heights (for example, long/short, longer/shorter,
tall/short, double/half)
- mass/weight (for example, heavy/light, heavier than, lighter than)
- capacity and volume (for example, full/empty, more than, less than,
half, half full, quarter)
- time (for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later)
 Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the
week, weeks, months and years
 Sequence events in chronological order using language (for
example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow,
morning, afternoon and evening
 Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour and draw the hands
on a clock face to show these times
 Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins
and notes